Shelley L. Kind
¨ cell: (650) 269 0669
26208 Maurer Lane, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Education
Colby College, Waterville, ME B.A., Psychology and English, May 2013
Colby-in-Dijon, Université de Bourgogne August-December 2009
Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA High School Diploma, May 2009
Awards and Nominations
Maine Philanthropy Award Nominee 2013
SEA Semester Merit Award 2011
Employment
Temporary Coder, Prometheus Research, New Haven, CT July 2013-Present
· Code participant interviews for an NIMH-funded SBIR grant study
Research Mentor, Colby College Psychology Department, Waterville, ME Spring 2013
· Worked in groups and individually, advising Introduction to Psychology students as they designed and conducted their first research project
Research Assistant to Dr. Erin Sheets, Colby College Emotion and Mood Lab, Waterville, ME 2012-2013
· Assisted with data collection and conduct Social Problem Solving Test (SPST) interviews
· Coded behavior from videos of SPST interviews and entered data into the Filemaker Pro database
· Recruited participants
· Lead focus groups on social belonging
· Compiled and reviewed relevant literature on new study topics or methodologies
· Collected saliva samples for genetic testing
· Assisted in writing IRBs
Research Assistant to PhD candidate Yula Paluy, Stanford University Psychology Department, Palo Alto, CA
Summer 2012
· Reviewed humor literature
· Designed a humor-happiness study and compiled and adapted necessary materials
Research Assistant to Dr. Christopher Soto, Colby College Personality Psychology Lab, Waterville, ME 2010-2013
· Coded participant interviews for extended facets of the Big Five, both for current personality and predicted future personality (i.e. how their personality is expected to change over time, based on current relationships, job, etc. mentioned in the interviews)
· Edited manuscripts for publication
· Acknowledged for contributions to an article published in the Journal of Personality (Soto & John, in press)
Adolescent Health Intern for Dr. Nancy Brown, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA Summer 2011
· Guest writer and editor for psychological disorder education content on teen website
· Guest lecturer at teen health workshop
· Supplemented communications efforts to engage the community with social media
Counselor, Steve and Kate’s Camp, Palo Alto, CA Summer 2010
· Assisted in programming for children preschool-aged through seventh grade
· Conducted sign-out procedures for campers, greeted parents and addressed concerns, when necessary, about their children or their experience at camp
Volunteer Experience
Program Leader, Colby Volunteer Center, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Program, Waterville, ME 2010-2013
· Liaison between Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter director and Colby student volunteers
· Create and maintain schedule for volunteers
· Train volunteers on shelter protocol and confidentiality practices
· Volunteer at the shelter, check in with the workers and residents to monitor work of student volunteers
Crisis Line Volunteer, Family Violence Project, Waterville, ME 2010-2012
· Answered phone calls of domestic violence victims and helped clients with processing emotions and forming safety plans
· Provided information about shelters, support groups, and the Maine legal system
· Handled suicidal callers and advocated against child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic abuse
Computer Skills
SPSS, Survey Monkey, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point
Languages
English (Native), French (Conversational)
Scientific Poster Presentations
Kind, S.*, Sheets, E. S., Li, M.*, & Zakon, M.* (2013, November).Rumination as a barrier to effective interpersonal problem-solving: Evidence in currently and previously depressed emerging adults. Presented at the annual meeting of theAssociation of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Kind, S., & Hallett, K. Do We Have To Be Scared To Care? An Examination of the TMT and MMM Conceptions of Threat-Relevant and Threat-Irrelevant Altruism. Presented at the Department of Psychology Research Symposium, Colby College, December 2012.
Kind, S., Sutandi, A., & Tyler, K. The Effects of Emotion on False Memory. Presented at the Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, May 2012.
Kind, S., Brown, M., Mawn, H., & McLaughlin, J. Mock Jury: The Effects of Source Quality and Pre-event Evaluation on Judgments of Blame. Presented at the Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, May 2011.